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Malfunction at devices connection blamed for orbiter launch failureBeijing, China (XNA) Sep 07, 2011 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said Monday that malfunction at connection between devices of rocket led to the orbiter launch failure last month. Investigation result showed that malfunction of the Long March II-C rocket resulted as connection between servomechanism and second stage venier engine failed in second flight phase, the company said in a statement on its website. China's experimental orbiter SJ-11-04, which was launched by a Long March II-C rocket on August 18, ... read more |
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  Tiangong 1 might be launched in late September Due to the launch failure of the experimental orbiter SJ-11-04, the Chinese unmanned space module Tiangong 1, the prototype of the Chinese space experiment station, which was scheduled to launch in ... more | .. |
  China seeks to dispel fears over military build-up China said Wednesday it would avoid "invasion, expansion or war" - but not at the expense of its claims on Taiwan - as it seeks to dispel fears over its military build-up and territorial assertiveness. ... more | .. |
  Cybercrime costs $114 billion a year: report Cybercrime claimed 431 million adult victims last year and cost $114 billion, according to a report published Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Beijing denies arms sales to Gadhafi's men Beijing denied it had any contact with Moammar Gadhafi's arms buyers during their July trip to China, although private companies met them, a government official said. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to produce new anti-China missiles: lawmaker Taiwan is expected to mass produce a potent new missile system designed to nip a Chinese invasion in the bud by striking airfields and harbours on the mainland, a lawmaker said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US pushed UN on Taiwan identity: WikiLeaks The United States and other countries persuaded the United Nations to stop using the phrase "Taiwan is part of China", according to a document released by anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. ... more | .. |
  Chinese HIV-positive man files discrimination suit An HIV-positive man in China said Thursday he was suing local authorities for denying him a job as a primary school teacher, in a sign of growing assertiveness in the nation's AIDS community. ... more |
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  China struggles to tame microblogging masses Beijing has moved to stem a tide of online criticism by tightening its grip on China's hugely popular microblogs, but experts say it will struggle to control the country's online masses. ... more | .. |
  Sticky future for honey imports to EU after GM ruling Honey from nations such as Argentina and China using genetically-modified cereals could face import restrictions into the EU following a key judicial ruling, the European Commission said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama calls for more freedoms for Chinese Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday called on China to allow information to flow more freely and to create an independent judiciary. ... more | .. |
  Brazil revives anti-dumping row with China Brazil has revived its long-running anti-dumping feud with China as more Latin American nations warm up to the idea of an overarching trade pact that will grant Chinese exports special privileges in the Mercosur regional trade bloc. ... more |
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  Italy's ENI leads race for Libya oil deals Italy's top oil company has signed a deal with Libya's rebel government to take the lead in a race by international oil companies to secure access to the country's oil and natural gas reserves and contracts worth billions of dollars. ... more | .. |
  China revises 2010 economic growth up to 10.4% China said Wednesday it had revised its 2010 economic growth up to 10.4 percent from the 10.3 percent announced previously, due mainly to higher-than-estimated output in its service sector. ... more | .. |
  Half of world's PCs use pirated software: report Almost half of personal computer users around the world get their software illegally, with China's massive market the worst culprit, a report claimed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China will need 5,000 new planes by 2030: Boeing US aviation giant Boeing said Wednesday it estimated China would need 5,000 new planes worth $600 billion by 2030, as growing wealth among the middle class triggers an air travel boom. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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 China orders probe into ConocoPhillips oil spill China's cabinet on Wednesday ordered an investigation into a huge spill at an oilfield run by US giant ConocoPhillips that environmental groups say has badly polluted a north China waterway. ... more | .. |
 Philippines invests to protect South China Sea The Philippines on Wednesday announced another military spending spree to defend its South China Sea territories, with a key goal of protecting its largest natural gas project against Chinese claims. ... more | .. |
 Chinese children suffocate on school buses: Xinhua Authorities in a southern Chinese province have ordered schools to take more care after two children died when they were left on hot school buses during the summer, Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Sharks saved from soupy fate set free at sea Saved from the soup bowl at a Thai restaurant, the baby shark wriggled out of the bag and into the open sea - a rare survivor of a trade that kills millions of the predators each year. ... more |
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 Chinese haute cuisine comes to Paris The opening this week of Shang Palace restaurant will at long last answer an unresolved question: Is Paris ready for truly gourmet Chinese cuisine and the prices that come with it? ... more | .. |
 Activists say pipelines fuelling Myanmar abuses Huge energy projects to transport oil and gas across Myanmar to China are fuelling human rights abuses, including forced labour, violence, evictions and land confiscation, activists warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 RugbyU: S.African union slams Chinese-made rugby jerseys South African labour unions Tuesday demanded that the national rugby federation apologise for importing Springbok jerseys from China in the run-up to the World Cup. ... more | .. |
 Argentina trade delegation woos China investments Argentina's foreign minister headed a large trade delegation that will travel Tuesday to China, a large and growing source of foreign investment and trade in the South America's second largest country. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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 China 'regrets' WTO ruling on US tyre dispute Beijing said Tuesday it regretted a World Trade Organisation (WTO) decision to reject its complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyre imports. ... more | .. |
 Chinese firms to strengthen Venezuela iron sector Venezuela on Tuesday announced agreements worth more than $500 million with three Chinese companies to boost iron production and transport in the latest strengthening of bilateral ties. ... more | .. |
 WTO rules against China in dispute over tyre exports to US The World Trade Organisation on Monday rejected a Chinese complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyre imports. ... more | .. |
 Libya probes China-Kadhafi arms deal Libya's new government said Monday it was investigating documents that appear to detail secret Chinese efforts to sell a vast quantity of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi's regime despite UN sanctions. ... more |
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 Kadhafi bastion waits after talks fail Anti-Kadhafi fighters were playing a waiting game Monday after an official said negotiations for the surrender of the town of Bani Walid had failed and would not resume. ... more | .. |
 China offered Kadafi weapons: report China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail reported. ... more | .. |
 1,000 rally for Taiwan sovereignty About 1,000 chanting pro-independence activists took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, accusing Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou of surrendering the island's sovereignty to China. ... more | .. |
  China denies providing weapons to Libya Chinese companies have not provided Libya with any "military products", China's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after reports of Beijing offering weapons to the ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. ... more |
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